HELPING TO CLEAN UP OUR COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE
On this bright and sunny but very blustery morning, I walked up the lane to a favourite viewpoint above the village of Old Cleeve. From here, there are stunning views of the local countryside including North Hill, Dunkery, the Brendon Hills, the Quantocks and across the Bristol Channel as far down as the Gower Peninsula. There are many evenings when I sit on the bench here and enjoy a stunning sunset over Exmoor.
I feel very fortunate to live somewhere with such beautiful views with quiet country lanes where there are few vehicles passing by. However, not everyone shares my thoughts and won't think twice about throwing their food or drink packaging from the vehilcle as they drive along. This morning was one of those days. On my walk home, I had to keep into the hedge to let a delivery pass as he rushed from one address to another. A little further on, I spotted a McDonalds drink cup and straw in the hedge which I didn't notice earlier on my walk up. I had not seen any other vehicles go past and when I retrieved it, my suspicions were confirmed as there were still plenty of ice cubes in it. I have sent an email to the delivery company explaining that littering is unacceptable anywhere but that drivers should repect the local environment of their customers and I request they speak with drivers about it. I await their response!
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